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The player has most of the traits that make college basketball coaches salivate: a jump shot, a good handle, passing ability and instincts. His father has great size, so his frame should fill out. By 2023, when LeBron James Jr., 10, will graduate from high school, he might be a desirable basketball player. Patience being scarce in college basketball recruiting, some coaches apparently don't want to wait that long. And their interest has his father, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, asking: How young is too young? “Yeah, he's already got some offers from colleges,” James told WWJ-TV in Detroit this week. “It's pretty crazy. It should be a violation....

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9 a.m., ESPN2
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